Does anything make you sound like more of a pretentious jerk than describing something as “deconstructed?” I don’t think so. In fairness, my intention for this dish was to just make regular old pesto. But a certain married couple that I live with is a liiiiiittle bit possessive over their Ninja blender and took it…
Tag: Pasta
spaghetti with butternut and sage
Allow me to introduce you to the greatest road trip game of all time. The GS and I did a LOT of driving over the last 2 weeks, between heading to Syracuse for my grandma’s 90th birthday party (#AllHaleTheQueen) and then to Long Island for a wedding this weekend, we clocked in close to 20…
that time i blogged about ramen
Happy 2015 everyone! It’s been a whirlwind of a week. I went back to work Monday through Wednesday, then picked the GS up from the airport late Wednesday night. We rolled into the New Year’s Eve celebration at camp around 11:30 PM. We had a great time seeing my family, and then on New Year’s…
linguine w/ avocado arugula pesto
First of all, I passed my big test. Hooray! It was quite an ordeal but I got through it, got slightly drunk, and aggressively threw my study guide in the trash. Over it. I rewarded myself with some serious Kindle time in front of my building on Sunday (latest read- Independent Study by Joelle Charbonneau,…
buffalo chicken mac & cheese
Last week after I posted on Wednesday I had a thought: “I told them my thesis defense was on Tuesday and then didn’t mention it on Wednesday, I wonder if people think I failed?!” Cue the music: You’reeeee sooooo vaaaaaaaain. Vain, yes. Delusional, definitely. I called my mom and told her I passed so that…
pasta squarcierella
I’ve got a bone to pick with Barilla. First of all, Kelly and I recently discovered the conspiracy behind their veggie pasta. It’s sold in boxes that are the same size and price as the regular pasta, but they only give you 12 ounces instead of 16. The nerve. It’s like how potato chip bags…
pasta bolognese
This weekend the GS went to Chicago and therefore I became even more of a recluse than usual. I spent 8 hours at school on Saturday, went to bed at 10:00, and finished a book on my Kindle. It was The Bone Season, by the way, which is supposedly the new Hunger Games. But I…
super simple 20 minute tomato sauce
This is my last week of freedom before classes begin. I’ve been doing a little lifeguarding and BodyPumping, but mostly I can just sit around. It’s also given me the opportunity to watch The Today Show each morning, which keeps getting worse and worse but for some reason I just can’t look away. Al Roker…
soba noodle salad
My brother has been avoiding my phone calls. I want to hear all about his middle school orientation and graduation and their field day at the Ultimate Goal and he is simply too cool and too busy. And my dad says that Kevin is starting to be interested in girls now. Like, other 5th-grade-going-on-6th-grade girls,…
tomato bacon pasta
Public service announcement: WordPress is getting bored with my and Sheila’s antics and less-than-mediocre photography. They told us we’ve reached our limit, and want to charge us real money for more space. We’re both poor so this clearly wasn’t happening. In a genius move on my part, I went through and mass-deleted some photos, not…
spill the beans 